- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (6 Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747566682
- ISBN-13: 978-0747566687
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 530,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'In this insightful, quirky and often funny volume, Temple Grandin takes us deep inside the minds of animals. Her observations of dogs, cows, pigs, birds and horses are meticulous and humane ... Grandin opens new vistas that will be invaluable to anyone who cares about the creatures of the earth and sky' Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon 'Temple Grandin's insights are absolutely fascinating and groundbreaking contributions in the field of animal awareness, in which so much remains to be discovered. This book is deeply moving and a triumph on many levels, not least the understanding of herself and her condition that Ms Grandin has succeeded in achieving and conveying so lucidly and putting to such productive use. She is an inspiration to us all' Alex Shoumatoff, author of DispatchesFromTheVanishingWorld.com 'Philosophers and scientists have long wondered what goes on in the minds of animals, and this fascinating study gives a wealth of illuminating insights into that mystery ... Grandin and Johnson deploy a simple, lucid style to synthesize a vast amount of research and the result is a lively and absorbing look at the world from aninmal's point of view. Anyone who's enjoyed the work of Jeffrey Masson should appreciate this valuable, rigorous book. Kirkus Reviews
Simon Baron-Cohen, Guardian
‘This magisterial book on animal behavior is unique and, for me, is gripping reading … fascinating’
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Downright interesting,
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This review is from: Animals in Translation: The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow (Paperback)
Written by an autistic woman - Temple Grandin - and subtitled 'The Woman Who Thinks Like A Cow', this book is an exploration and explanation of how animals view the world and the ways in which the animal view is similar to the autistic view. What's so fascinating is how these animal and autistic views are different from those of what Temple calls 'normal people'.
You can approach the book from any number of angles and interest points. For animal lovers it's hugely informative in helping you to understand animal fears and motivators, behaviours and methods of communication. For those who'd like to know more about autism, it gives examples and stories of what it's like to live life as an autistic person. If you're interested in how we as humans operate in, and impact on, the world of other beings around us, this is a real eye-opener too. Fascinating, informative, educational, enlightening, downright interesting. This book had me hooked from start to finish.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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An incredible experience,
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This review is from: Animals in Translation: The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow (Paperback)
Being animal lovers, both my wife and myself have been fascinated by their behaviour patterns, many of which were easy to understand but many more which were inexplicable. After reading this seminal work it was as if a great fog had been lifted. Thank you Temple Grandin. We have been recommending this book to all our friends and discovered that the author has also written extensively on Autism. A friends family has successfully dealt with an autistic child with the help of Temples books!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Unique and fascinating,
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This review is from: Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behaviour (Hardcover)
Temple Grandin is an usual woman: she has a PhD in animal science AND she is autistic. In this fascinating book she integrates her knowledge of the animal mind with her own life to show us how animals and autistic people experience the world around them. Both animals and autistic people think in pictures instead of in words; both see every little detail of their surroundings instead of an integrated whole with the details filtered out; both animals and autistic people are incapable of having mixed emotions.
These are just a few examples of all the fascinating things Temple Grandin has to tell. Her main object is to teach us about how animals (mainly domestic ones) think and feel, but she also gives us an insight into the autistic brain and in the way it resembles the animal brain in some aspects. I don't think you will ever feel the same way about animals and the world around you once you have finished this unique book.
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